Golf

#1 Georgia College Tied for Lead at State Farm-Laker Collegiate Classic

Sep 21, 2009

by Tyler Peck, sports information graduate assistant

HAMPTON,Ga.- The No. 1 Georgia College & State University
golf team is tied with No. 2 Barry University for the lead at the
State Farm-Laker Collegiate Classic at the Crystal Lake Golf and
Country Club. The Bobcats and Buccaneers both fired first-round
scores of 281 (-7) at the par-72, 7,202-yard course hosted by
Clayton State University. The teams share a three-stoke lead over
their nearest competitor, Newberry College.

Georgia College led all teams with three golfers under-par.
Junior Joe
Young (Cochran, Ga.), and seniors Niclas Johannson
(Skanor, Sweden) and Francisco Bide
(Buenos Aires, Argentina) all had rounds under-72.

Young was even on the front nine while shooting three-under on
the back to finish with a 69, tied for fourth place. Seniors
Johannson and Bide are both tied for 10th at two-under (70).

Junior Billy Shida
(Berkeley Lakes,Ga.) was on par all day firing an
even 36-36, tied for 24th. Waycross native Matthew Yonz
was two-over after nine, but bounced back and shot a 35 on the back
nine to finish tied for 30th with a round of 73 (+1).

Newberry's Daniel Stanley fired an impressive six-under 66 to
lead all individuals.

The tournament has been shortened from 54 holes to 36 due to
extreme weather and will conclude with the final round tomorrow
(weather permitting). The Bobcats finished tied for third in the
tourney last year.

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Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the
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